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Gender: Female Meaning of Ginny: "virginal" Origin of Ginny: English, diminutive of Virginia, American place-name and Latin

Ginny Origin and Meaning

The name Ginny is a girl's name of English origin meaning "virginal".

Ginny was more common before Jenny and its myriad variants came along.

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Famous People Named Ginny

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Virginia ''Ginny'' Blackmore, New Zealand singer-songwriter
Ginny Hawker, American folk singer
Virginia "Ginny" McQueen, American cosplay model
Ginny Tyler (born Merrie Virginia Erlandson), American voice actress
Virginia "Ginny" McSwain, American voice actress and producer
Virginia "Ginny" Brown-Waite, former U.S. Congresswoman from Florida
Ginny Gan, New Zealand ballerina
Ginnifer "Ginny" Goodwin, American actress (was born Jennifer but changed the spelling to reflect her name's pronounciation in her native Tennessee)
Virginia "Ginny" Thrasher, American sport shooter

Pop Culture References for the name Ginny

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Ginevra Molly "Ginny" Weasley, character in the Harry Potter series
Ginny Baker, lead character on TV's "Pitch"
Ginny Turner, character in movie "Stacked"
Virginia "Ginny" Thompson, character on TV's "Bunheads"
Ginny Tabor, character in the book 'Someone Like You' by Sarah Dessen
Virginia "Ginny" Johnson, character on TV's "Masters of Sex"
Ginny Blake Webber, character on American soap "General Hospital"
Ginny Portis, character on British soap "Coronation Street"
Ginny Sacrimoni, character on TV's "The Sopranos"
Ginny Davenport, character on British soap "Family Affairs"
Ginny Gordon, book series by Julie Campbell Tatham
Virginia "Ginny" Blackstone, character from Maureen Johnson's novel "13 Little Blue Envelopes"

Nicknames & Variations for Ginny

Gionny, Ginney, Ginnee, Jinnie, Jinnee, Gini, Gin, Jinny, Ginni, Gionni, Ginia, Giny, Ginnie

Comments

river_dweller Says:

2019-09-19T00:16:28

I could see this as a nn to Regina or Imogen. It's a cute name regardless, unfortunately I feel like others would hear Jenny and not Ginny.

747JS Says:

2017-08-07T23:18:54

I have a little cousin with this name and think it's adorable!

zmakqp Says:

2017-02-02T15:24:46

It's a cute nickname but Ginny's real name is Ginevra anyways.

Kate Says:

2016-12-21T18:54:48

I personally love Harry Potter so much, but I don't associate Ginny with it, because my mom is named Ginny (short for Virginia) and I know one other person that's also named Virginia. I'm probably biased because it's my mom's name, but personally I think Ginny (especially as a nickname for Virginia) is a really pretty, uncommon-yet-classic name. As much as I do love Harry Potter, I think you can get away with avoiding the association.

pixelatedinfants Says:

2016-08-30T01:12:02

I disagree. Ginny Weasley is a great charachter, she's badass and a feminist, like Lily Evans-Potter from Harry Potter. I'd personally use Lily as a namesake but

yourlocaldumpster Says:

2016-07-24T00:51:02

Ginny Weasley ((:

vintageisfave Says:

2016-03-19T11:48:24

I babysit twin girls, and one of them is named Evangeline, nn Ginny! So original and cute!

Caroline Says:

2015-01-21T05:12:30

I know!! :-( Me too!! I definitely think its a bad idea to name your child after a famous figure in Pop Culture.

TheClockworkPrincess Says:

2014-07-16T04:34:44

I can't hear Ginny without thinking of Harry Potter. :P

go_crookshanks Says:

2014-07-14T22:03:26

Hi!!